The Washington critic., 1887-08-18
The Parks,

Washington Circle Il at Twcnty.thIrd street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
Mcpherson square is at Vermont avenue. l.
X und Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue OF General Mcpherson.
Farragut SQUARE at Connecticut avenue, 7,
and Seventeenth streets, containing u statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont CigclS { New Hampshire, COnneCu'
cut and Mas chusutts avenues and Ninc,
teeuth street. GOldmg the statue of Admiral
Dupont. This circle IS In the heart oi the
most arlstCcratic part Of the city,
Scott Circle. u; lie Island and Massachu-
setts avenues IA. zenith street, contain.
ing an equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of Yer,
mont and Massachusetts avenues and VI
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue Of General George II Thomas adOrns
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac rark, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusctts avenue and Syringa Park, at
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, are
two triangles beautifully, kept and noted
for their prOiusiOn of the shrubs from which
they gct their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues md X street be
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets, A mag
nihCcnt fountain In the centre greatly uiurns
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont aud Rhode Island
avenues, T. and Thirteenth street,, General
Grants house Is On the southwest SIDE
Franklin Square, between and K and Thir.
tecnth and Fourteenth streets, /, The most
attstiCuliy designed and heiutl.Il OF All tho
smaller reservations. 10 contains natural
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial.
place, and u spring Of delicious water,
which supplies several hydrdntS,
Rawlns' Square IS AZ The Intersection of
New York avenue md sircut, West OF Che
White House. The imwu- statue hts
been removed to the south lido of Ptunsy.-
yaniu avenue, south of Ninth street
Lincoln Park occupies tho grounds at the
Intersection uf Nurth Carolina, Musslrhu.
setts, Tonuesseu and Kentucky avenues, a
street northeast, \ street sunine0Ht am
hast Capitol street, II contains he boluli
iul group ul ,tatuury representing Lincoln
striking tile letters nom tho iWDs ul the
Thc Cemeteries.
Washington contains several boawlfl and
historic cemeteries well worth 20 Visit. o.d
est OF these is
Rock Creek, iu.t north Di the old soldiers
Home. II was opened about the year 100.
The Congressional Burial Ground, or Wash
ngtun Cemetery, Hes ut the cast end OF
Puunsylvnuin avenue, ON the banks ui the
AnucustiO, II contains cguulnphs tu the
memory Of many Of the Member, of Con
Preslder ts Of the luifci SiIius are buried
here, George Clinton ut New York ull E|
bridge Gerry of Massachusetts, The cemetery
was opened in 1904, aud Is u very handsome
one, Reached by carriage,
Oak Ilill IS IN Georgetown, on me banks u
Rock Creek, reached by street cars ur cab,
II Is the most picturesque burial place In
the United States, and ls famous for It's
handsome monuments. lt0ontams thu grave
OF John Howard Payne, author of Home
Sweet Home,
Mount Oliyct ou the Baltimore pike, north.
east from the east uud Of II street, is the
only catholic cemetery M the bstrirt II
Is large and handsome Reached hy cab.
Hospitals.
Garfield Memorial Hospital Is at the head ~
Icuth street northwest. Reached 10y -Four
tConth, Eleventh and Niuth street cars,
Freedman's Hospital Is on seventh street OK,
tended, Just above Boundary aud Is
reached by the seventh and Ninth street
cars.
Tho homeopathic Hospital I- uu y street, he
tween First and Second
Providence Hospital Is ON the south silo 90! n
street, between Second and Vhirl south
east, with pretty park In front. Reached
by the avenue line ut cars,
Stanton Place Is at the intersection OF Massa
chu,ctts and Maryland avenues and e street
northeast. II contains statue OF General
Nathaniel Greene,